Soviet frigate EK-18
Service
- as Rockford6 March 1944 — 26 May 1953545 days of the war
- as EK-1826 August 1945 — 1 November 19497 days of the war
- as ROKS Apnok (62)23 October 1950 — 21 May 1952
- Name
- EK-18
- Namesake
- City of Rockford, Illinois
- Laid down
- 28 August 1943
- Launched
- 27 September 1943
- Commissioned
- 6 March 1944
- Decommissioned
- 26 August 1945
- Struck
- 26 May 1953
- Fate
- Irreparable damage in collision, 21 May 1952
Returned to United States, 3 September 1952 (1952) - Status
- Unknown
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 2,415 long tons (2,454 t)
- Length
- 92.35 m (303 ft)
- Beam
- 11.28 m (37 ft)
- Draught
- 3.96 m (13 ft)
- Speed
- 20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
- Complement
- 190
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
EK-18 was a Tacoma-class frigate of the United States Navy. She was named for City of Rockford. Her keel was laid on 28 August 1943. She entered service on 6 March 1944, having been launched on 27 September 1943.
Her class ran to 76 ships. The class followed the Asheville-class patrol frigate and was succeeded by the none.
She displaced 2,415 long tons. She measured 92.3 m (303 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 190. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.
She served with the United States Navy as Rockford until 26 May 1953. She then passed to the Soviet Navy, serving as EK-18 from 26 August 1945. She was in commission for 552 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 26 August 1945. She was struck from the register on 26 May 1953.
She was transferred on 21 May 1952.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × 5500 shp turbines
- 3 boilers
- 2 shafts
- Armament
- 3 × 3"/50 dual purpose guns (3x1)
- 4 x 40 mm guns (2×2)
- 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1)
- 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
- 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors
- 2 × Depth charge tracks
Sister ships
- Soviet frigate EK-1
- Soviet frigate EK-10
- Soviet frigate EK-11
- Soviet frigate EK-12
- Soviet frigate EK-13
- Soviet frigate EK-14
- Soviet frigate EK-15
- Soviet frigate EK-16
- Soviet frigate EK-17
- Soviet frigate EK-19
- Soviet frigate EK-2
- Soviet frigate EK-20
- Soviet frigate EK-21
- Soviet frigate EK-22
- Soviet frigate EK-25
- Soviet frigate EK-26
- Soviet frigate EK-27
- Soviet frigate EK-28
- Soviet frigate EK-29
- Soviet frigate EK-3
- Soviet frigate EK-30
- Soviet frigate EK-4
- Soviet frigate EK-5
- Soviet frigate EK-6
Sources
- Facts harvested from Soviet frigate EK-18 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: US Navy — Cropped from originial at https://www.navsource.net/archives/12/08048.htm and https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-94000/NH-94146.html — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons